Researchers have identified which brain proteins might be most influential in controlling neural activity associated with epilepsy and anxiety, paving the way for better prevention and treatments someday.
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Brain proteins, patterns reveal clues to understanding epilepsy
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Why the brain system needs sleep
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Sleep is essential for brain functionality and overall health but understanding how sleep delivers its beneficial effects remains largely unknown. Sleep researchers are exploring new and unbiased approaches that can take sleep to a systems level. In on…
Can psychedelic drugs heal?
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Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they may one day be used to treat disorders ranging from social anxiety to depression, according to new research.
Genetic mutation underlying severe childhood brain disorder identified
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Medical researchers have discovered a genetic mutation and the faulty development process it triggers, causing a debilitating brain-based disorder in children.
Most teens do have, and use, behavioral brakes
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Children who struggle with weak cognitive control at an early age are at most risk for trouble in adulthood following their engagement in risk-taking activities in adolescence, according to new research.
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
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Neuroscientists have shown that stimulating the caudate nucleus can generate negative moods that lead to irrational decision-making. Stimulating the caudate nucleus causes animals to give far more weight to the anticipated drawback of a situation than …
Viruses can trigger psychiatric disorders, research suggests
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Can viruses trigger psychiatric disorders? A new study suggests yes. Accordingly, special disorders are associated with a high rate of infection of a specific herpesvirus.
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
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Researchers suggest dysfunction in mitochondria — the main source of energy for cells — may be the root cause of depression. The finding brings new insight to long-held theories of the causes of depression and could lead to the development of novel a…
Estrogen may protect against depression after heart attack
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Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression by preventing the production of inflammation-causing chemicals in the brain.
Productivity one year after brain injury
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Model system researchers have examined the factors that influence productive activity one year after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
